A local news outlet reported that a hacking group called the Shiny Hunters sent ransom demands to Waltio after seizing personal data from about 50,000 users....
Law enforcement seized $200,000 belonging to a Massachusetts victim who wired more than $500,000 into a suspected fake crypto trading platform....
The hacker used a flash loan to inflate prices on Makina’s USD-USDC liquidity pool, and then traded to make over $4 million....
Customs officials referred three Chinese nationals to prosecutors over an alleged cross-border crypto laundering scheme....
The CRYPTO Act would criminalize unlicensed crypto businesses, with penalties escalating to felony charges and up to 15 years in prison....
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg is demanding criminal penalties for crypto scams, including one that have drained elderly New Yorkers' life savings....
Ryan James Wedding was accused of using stablecoin Tether to fuel a cocaine smuggling and murder operation in Latin America and the U.S....
Attackers hijacked trusted Snap Store publishers via expired domains, allowing malicious wallet updates to reach long-time Linux users....
The Justice Department ramps up crypto fraud enforcement as scams surge, losses hit record highs, and AI aids financial crime....
South Korea’s customs agency charged three suspects over a more than $100 million crypto-linked remittance scheme using WeChat Pay and Alipay, per Yonhap....
The sentencing of a Utah man links investor fraud and unlicensed cash-to-crypto activity under the same prosecution....
A new report by Chainalysis finds that AI-enabled crypto scams are more efficient, profitable, and harder to stop....
A court in Guernsey, a self-governing British finance hub, upheld a German forfeiture order linked to crypto fraud proceeds....
Blockchain data showed that stolen Bitcoin was bridged to Ethereum, fragmented into multiple wallets and later routed into the crypto mixer....
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams has come under fire after his new cryptocurrency token crashed just hours following its launch on Monday. As reported by CoinDesk , Adams' "NYC Token" hit a $580 million ma...
The woman stole a knife from a drug store and attacked passengers waiting on a platform in the busy station during the Friday evening rush hour, severely injuring at least four of her victims....
The apparent shutdown follows years of scrutiny over one of crypto’s largest fraud marketplaces....
X is facing an investigation from the European Commission over the sexualized deepfakes generated by its Grok AI chatbot. In its announcement , the Commission says it will evaluate whether X "properly...
FTX exec Caroline Ellison has been released from prison. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Caroline Ellison, the exec involved in the FTX scandal, has been released from federal custody. The former Ala...
Scammers are selling fake VIP passes to the USA House. INA FASSBENDER / AFP via Getty Images Scammers are duping attendees of the World Economic Forum with fake VIP passes for the USA House. "Our ...